Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-27
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THE PENINSULA.

Mr.. Asbury Purdue, well-known stock
dealer of Wicomico county and known to
all in this vicinity, is now lying critically
i'll at his home, near Parsonsburg, Wicom-
leo county, with smallpox. Mr.. Purdue
contracted the disease in Baltimore about
two weeks ago, and has been sick in bed
about a week. Worcester County Shield.
Ernest Phillips, who has held the posi-
ton of telegraph operator and ticket
agent at this place for the last four years,
has been transferred to New Castle,
where he will act as general passenger
agent and have charge of the telegraph
ONCE. Lum Kennsy has been appointed
agent and operator here in Mr.. Phillips
plaoe.-LaIrel Gazette.
Much to the surprise and disappoint-
ment Of the patrons of the First National
Bank of Seaford the cashier, M. ]. Nor
gan, has been removed by the board of
directors. The cause of removal seems
to have been that he recommended the
negotiation of loan of $500, which
would probably be lost. Mr.. Morgan has
always been looked upon in business
circles here as q first.rate business man.
He has always been considered most
excellent and fitting man for a bank
cashier. Salisbury Adpertiser.
There is now living in North Milford q
young white man who now has two wives
living, to whom ministers of the gospel
have joined him in matrimony, and
from neither has even separation
been effected. Just out of South
Milford another young white man
lives who has "lawfully" welded
three women, and within the past ten
days has had the entire three living under
his roof. None of these women appear to
look upon these relations as in the least
wrong, and the men are certainly missing
their particular calling for elders in the
Mormon Church. = Milford Chronicle
A 3-year old oolored child of George
ingram, of Abe, was burned to death at
what is known as Hearn's mills tenant
house, near Millsboro, on Wednesday
| week. The mother went to neighbours
after bucket of water, leaving the child
with another child 6.years old. When she
returned she found her child lying on
the floor dead with her clothes burnt off
The older child says they lit piece of
paper and the fiamt p thereof caught to
the younger ones clothes. This frightened
the older one so badly that she ran away
and left the burning child to her fate,
not even giving the alarm TO the first per.
son she saw.-Sussep Journal.
One day during the past week the Rev.
Joseph j. Deyereaux was called upon to
marry q couple under rather singular cir
cumstances. The bride and groom elect
had been living together for ~ years,
and, es q matter of fact, Mr.. Dover eaux
was somewhat astonished when told for
what his services were wanted. He
learned upon inquiry that they were the
parents of II children, of which number
IL are now living, ranging in age from 2l
months to 20 years. The groom claims
| to have always been honest in his inten-
ton to get married when he felt he was
able, but never felt so until few days
| ago, when told that the marriage license
fee had been reduced to one dollar, when
he exclaimed, 'tNow is my time to marryl"
-Snoto HiB Messenger.
A young negro man named Douglass
was killed in Tyaskin Monday week. The
inquest, with Captain John W. Wingate,
foreman, failed to ascertain whether or
not it was accidental killing or done by a
boy - years old who was the first to dis
cover the body. The deceased was living
alone in house, and the gun with which
he was shot, was found In the house. The
body of the man was found about SO
yards away with the gun-shot wound in
the right breast. The boy when first ex.
amined denied being in the house he hsy.
ing found the man some distance outside.
He has since confessed that he did the
shooting, but that it was purely acciden
tai. he will be held for the action of the
grand jury.-Salis6usy Advertiser.